As it happens he didn’t even know what his money was for. While I was waiting here I heard Mrs. Morrow say.... (_He stops short as_ LIVINGSTON _gives him a sharp look_.) BESS (_Quickly_) You see, dear, you were mistaken in that sign. LIVINGSTON (_Casually_) Perhaps. Curious though how much information a man picks up while he _waits_ about. (_He crosses over to the case opposite._) I wonder what this one will reveal. (HOOD _sees he has been caught in a slip. It spurs him into a mood of retaliation. He overcomes a momentary hesitation and then shows he resolves to tell_ LIVINGSTON _everything_.) HOOD (_With hoarse nervous intensity_) Mr. Livingston! BESS (_Under her breath to him_) Bob! LIVINGSTON (_Not turning_) Yes? (_For a second_ HOOD _is about to speak, but he is halted by_ BESS’S _look and voices, as the_ PROFESSOR, _followed by_ LARRY ANDERSON, _enters_. LARRY _is a fine strapping doughboy in his uniform, on which are two gold service stripes and several decorations for bravery. His hand is bandaged. They come down._ _As_ LIVINGSTON _gives no indication of leaving_, BESS _still sits there while_ HOOD _keeps his eyes on her husband’s back. His silence holds them there._) PROFESSOR But I was expecting at least two hundred. LARRY They got lost on the way. PROFESSOR Lost? LARRY Yes. I left them at the Follies. But I’d heard my uncle speak of this place. PROFESSOR (_Brightens_) Is your uncle interested in fossils? LARRY Yes. He’s a queer bug. He told me to be sure and not miss the Chamber of Horrors. You know, where all the Kings and Queens and statesmen are embalmed in wax? PROFESSOR But, my dear friend, they tore down the Eden Musée several years ago. LARRY They did? Why didn’t they wait till I got back? Haven’t you any Chamber of Horrors here? PROFESSOR No; this is the Paleontological section. LARRY (_Looking about_) Well, now that I’m here maybe this will do as well. (LIVINGSTON _now turns, leaning against the case, much interested in the two men. As he shows no intention of moving_, BESS _sits there, twisting her handkerchief nervously in her hand_. HOOD _is embarrassed and undecided_.) Trot ’em out, so I can tell uncle I’ve seen ’em. PROFESSOR (_Pointing to_ BRONTOSAURUS) This is a major Dinosaur. LARRY Major what? PROFESSOR The more popular name is the Brontosaurus. LARRY Is that so? (_Looking at it._) Some bird! PROFESSOR It’s a reptile: its name means Thunder Lizard because its mighty tread shook the earth. LARRY Where did it grow? PROFESSOR From other bones we have found I should say it roamed all over the world. This specimen was dug up in Wyoming. LARRY What was it doing in Wyoming? PROFESSOR (_On his dignity_) It was possibly overtaken there by an earthquake. LARRY Must have been some earthquake. PROFESSOR